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. >>> well, it now appears that former senator chuck hagel will get the votes he needs to be confirmed as the next defense secretary. his colleagues have been stalling his nomination but yesterday alabama's richard shelby said he would vote for hagel, putting the vote over the top. al vote is expected next week. oopz >>> and it turns out that the flu vaccine is doing a dismal job of protect older people against this year's harshest strain of the flu. the centers for disease control says the vaccine is only 9% effective in patients 65 and older against the toughest strain of flu causing more than three-quarters of this year's illness. senior citizens are in this age group most vulnerable to the flu. >>> coming up on the "cbs morning news" a shoot-out on the strip. it ends up with a shooting and fiery crash on las vegas's most famous boulevard. this is the "cbs morning news." fiery crash on las vegas's most famous boulevard. this is the "cbs morning news." s is bob a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation n
. >>> well, it now appears that former senator chuck hagel will get the votes he needs to be confirmed as the next defense secretary. his colleagues have been stalling his nomination but yesterday alabama's richard shelby said he would vote for hagel, putting the vote over the top. al vote is expected next week. oopz >>> and it turns out that the flu vaccine is doing a dismal job of protect older people against this year's harshest strain of the flu. the centers for disease...
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. >>> some republican opponen chuck hagel's bid to be defense secretary say they will probably allow his confirmation vote to proceed. hagel's nomination has been put on hold trapped in battle between republican lawmakers and the administration over the attack on the u.s. mission in libya. >>> well you've probably already noticed this but the price of gas has risen 32 straight days. this morning the average price of a gallon of unleaded gas is $3.69. that's up 14 cents from a week ago and 43 cents a gallon from last month. experts say rising oil prices, reductions in cuts are all adding to the dramatic increase. >>> well arkansas law enforcement officials say troubled country sing erminedy mccready has apparently taken her own life. she was found with a single bullet to the held. her talent was overtaken by her personal problems. the 37-year-old entered court-ordered rehab this month. her two sons were put in foster care. her long-time boyfriend david wilson died last month and his death was also investigated as a suicide. >>> and oscar pistorius's track career has been put on hold w
. >>> some republican opponen chuck hagel's bid to be defense secretary say they will probably allow his confirmation vote to proceed. hagel's nomination has been put on hold trapped in battle between republican lawmakers and the administration over the attack on the u.s. mission in libya. >>> well you've probably already noticed this but the price of gas has risen 32 straight days. this morning the average price of a gallon of unleaded gas is $3.69. that's up 14 cents from a...
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that probably won't happen to chuck hagel. his confirmation hearing to replace defense secretary leon panetta begins today and his biggest critics will be his fellow republicans. susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. chuck hagel will not get the smooth ride that john kerry did. they even called him ents from anti-israel to anti-gay to anti-green. this is the first time he addresses those criticisms at a hearing that is critical to whether he becomes the next secretary of defense. chuck naegele, a former republican senator from nebraska should not expect a friendly reception on capitol hill this morning. >> president obama should choose someone else to lead the pentagon. >> reporter: he laid out the case on wednesday saying hagel is tough on israel, soft on iran. >> he simply does not understand the true basis of the u.s./israel alliance and he's the same person who suggests united states might be able to live with a nuclear iran. >> some well funded groups have taked
that probably won't happen to chuck hagel. his confirmation hearing to replace defense secretary leon panetta begins today and his biggest critics will be his fellow republicans. susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. chuck hagel will not get the smooth ride that john kerry did. they even called him ents from anti-israel to anti-gay to anti-green. this is the first time he addresses those criticisms at a hearing that is critical...
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now, six republicans have already said they will vote against hagel. senator graham of south carolina said he will block hagel unless current secretary of defense leon panetta testifies about the attacks in benghazi. anne-marie? that susan mcginnis in washington. thank you. >>> well, on the "cbs moneywatch," a surprise setback in the fourth quarter, and no change for boeing's batteries. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, anne-marie. the u.s. economy shrank unexpectedly during the fourth quarter of last year. it contracted by a 0.1% partly because of big cuts in defense spending and the impact of superstorm sandy. it's a decline since the recession started but economists see this as a one-time dip. for all of 2012 the economy expanded at more than 2%. >>> asian markets were mostly lower following some disappointing earnings. hong kong's hang seng lost half a percent while tokyo's nikkei bucked the trend adding a quarter percent to add to a 33-month high. worries about a slowdown with wal
now, six republicans have already said they will vote against hagel. senator graham of south carolina said he will block hagel unless current secretary of defense leon panetta testifies about the attacks in benghazi. anne-marie? that susan mcginnis in washington. thank you. >>> well, on the "cbs moneywatch," a surprise setback in the fourth quarter, and no change for boeing's batteries. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning, ashley. >>...
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he is still expected to be confirmed, but the white house conceived hagel's appearance could have been stronger. danielle nottingham has this report. >> yes or no. >> reporter: senator john mccain grilled chuck hagel, president obama's defense secretary nominee about his opposition to the troop surge in iraq. >> and your refusal to answer whether you were right or wrong about it is going to have an impact on my judgment as to whether to vote for your confirmation or not. >> reporter: some republicans have said they won't support hagel. he tried to address their concerns. >> i'm on the record many times in speeches and on the floor of the senate and in the book i wrote in 2008 saying iran is a state sponsor of terrorism. >> reporter: hagel served as a senator from nebraska for 12 years. during that time he made controversial remarks about israel that are still under scrutiny. >> give me an example where we've been intimidated by the israeli jewish loib to do something dumb regarding israel or somewhere else? >> i can't give you any example. >> thank you. do you agree you shouldn't have
he is still expected to be confirmed, but the white house conceived hagel's appearance could have been stronger. danielle nottingham has this report. >> yes or no. >> reporter: senator john mccain grilled chuck hagel, president obama's defense secretary nominee about his opposition to the troop surge in iraq. >> and your refusal to answer whether you were right or wrong about it is going to have an impact on my judgment as to whether to vote for your confirmation or not....
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yeah, hagel is the tougher sell here on capitol hill. one of the big criticisms is that he is soft on iran. and now we have iran's foreign ministry saying it's hopeful his appointment will improve relations between the two countries. that's probably not going to go over well here where lawmakers and the president are gearing up for a fight. president obama announced his picks for the next heads of the pentagon and the cia. now they need congressional approval before they can get to work. >> we need to get moving quickly on this. >> reporter: senator chuck hagel is nominee for secretary of defense. a former enlisted man and vietnam vet, the president says hagel can relate personallyto america's troops. >> to this day, chuck bears the scars and the shrapnel from battles he fought in our name. >> reporter: but winning confirmation won't be easy. some of hagel's former senate colleagues call him hostile toward israel and soft on iran. >> i'm waiting for an explanation. i want him to make the case as to why he should be the secretary of defen
yeah, hagel is the tougher sell here on capitol hill. one of the big criticisms is that he is soft on iran. and now we have iran's foreign ministry saying it's hopeful his appointment will improve relations between the two countries. that's probably not going to go over well here where lawmakers and the president are gearing up for a fight. president obama announced his picks for the next heads of the pentagon and the cia. now they need congressional approval before they can get to work....
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. >>> today the senate will vote on whether to move ahead with the nomination of chuck hagel to be the next secretary of defense. even if hagel gets enough votes to move forward, it's unclear if his former republican colleagues will allow an immediate confirmation vote. >>> pope benedict officially steps down on thursday. cardinals are gathering in rome to choose his successor. in one of his last acts, though, as pope, benedict changed the rules of the conclave to allow it to get started as soon as they arrive. alan pizzey reports. >> reporter: the pope seems increasingly at peace as he said his last good-byes. he leaves behind a vatican beset by troubles for the next pope and for those who will choose him. britain's most senior cleric, scott scottish cardinal keith o'brien, officially resigned and then took the unprecedented step of opting out of the conclave after he was accused of inappropriate contact with three priests dating back 30 years. o'brien disputes the accusations but said he didn't want to be the focus of media attention in rome. the news came as the pope accepted a repo
. >>> today the senate will vote on whether to move ahead with the nomination of chuck hagel to be the next secretary of defense. even if hagel gets enough votes to move forward, it's unclear if his former republican colleagues will allow an immediate confirmation vote. >>> pope benedict officially steps down on thursday. cardinals are gathering in rome to choose his successor. in one of his last acts, though, as pope, benedict changed the rules of the conclave to allow it to...
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. >>> and defense secretary chuck hagel says most of the military's civilian work force will have their pay cut by 20% and some could be furloughed as the pentagon struggles with defense cuts. congress must stem the cuts starting october 1st. more than three quarters of a million civilians work for the military. hagel warns of even possibly deeper cuts. >> on the "cbs moneywatch" now, president obama hits the road, and gas prices accelerate. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, anne-marie. the japan's prime minister's election victory boosted asian stocks. tokyo's nikkei added half a percent while hong kong's hang seng rose a quarter percent. >>> on wall street investors will keep a sharp eye on earnings. netflix, apple, and amazon will be just a few of the heavy hitters that will report their quarterly results this week. on friday microsoft and google sent stocks tumbling, but for the week the dow was in the black, up almost 80 points, while the nasdaq was down 12 points. >>> president obama goes on the offensive this wee
. >>> and defense secretary chuck hagel says most of the military's civilian work force will have their pay cut by 20% and some could be furloughed as the pentagon struggles with defense cuts. congress must stem the cuts starting october 1st. more than three quarters of a million civilians work for the military. hagel warns of even possibly deeper cuts. >> on the "cbs moneywatch" now, president obama hits the road, and gas prices accelerate. ashley morrison is here in...
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. >>> former republican senator chuck hagel is expected to be sworn in as the next secretary of defense today. only four republicans voted for hagel. >>> and for the first time, the obama administration is reportedly considering providing direct assistance to elements of the syrian opposition. secretary of state john kerry is in france today. a decision on this shift in u.s. policy is expected tomorrow when kerry attends a conference on syria in rome. kerry has been consulting with european leaders. u.s. officials say the administration is considering sending tens of millions of dollars in nonlethal assistance to the rebels fighting the assad regime. >>> the latest blast of winter weather making its way toward the great lakes. the latest storm dumped essentially inches of snow across the plains. it's being blamed for at least three deaths and has knocked out power to more than 100,000 homes and businesses. teresa garcia reports. >> reporter: a major winter storm is dumping a layer of heavy wet snow on parts of the country still struggling from the last round. plows tried to keep up in k
. >>> former republican senator chuck hagel is expected to be sworn in as the next secretary of defense today. only four republicans voted for hagel. >>> and for the first time, the obama administration is reportedly considering providing direct assistance to elements of the syrian opposition. secretary of state john kerry is in france today. a decision on this shift in u.s. policy is expected tomorrow when kerry attends a conference on syria in rome. kerry has been consulting...
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. >>> secretary of defense chuck hagel was in pakistan this morning. he met with leaders to talk about security. it's his first visit in almost four years. yesterday he was in afghanistan where he spoke with margaret brennan. he asked if the u.s. will pull troops out of afghanistan if president karzai doesn't sign a security pact allowing them to stay until 2014. >> it's a very real possibility because if we don't have a bilateral security agreement which i've noted, that means we can't protect our forces that would be here at 2014. no international partners will come. afghanistan essentially will be alone. but we have no other option. >> american people look at this, all the blood, all the treasure. they hear things that hamid karzai says, adding new demands before he sign this security agreement, just a refusal to comply. why can't americans look at that and say it's just not worth it? >> i think that is a legitimate question, that we should ask that question, is it worth it or not worth it. it needs to be asked. especially in a representative govern
. >>> secretary of defense chuck hagel was in pakistan this morning. he met with leaders to talk about security. it's his first visit in almost four years. yesterday he was in afghanistan where he spoke with margaret brennan. he asked if the u.s. will pull troops out of afghanistan if president karzai doesn't sign a security pact allowing them to stay until 2014. >> it's a very real possibility because if we don't have a bilateral security agreement which i've noted, that means...
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. >>> senate republicans blocked chuck hagel's nomination to be secretary of defense. another senate vote is scheduled for february 26th. the republicans are angry over president obama's response to the raid on the u.s. mission in libya. the president says they are playing politics with national security. >>> well, straight ahead, kangaroo course. a troop of roos take over the fairway at the australian open. ooooo my father loves coffee, drinks coffee every day, but, but makes coffee so wrong. i think he puts like maybe two tablespoons in the whole pot, so it just tastes like water. and i keep trying to tell him, dad, you have to put more coffee in here, but it doesn't work. so with blonde, i think he gets the flavor that he likes, so he feels more comfortable putting the appropriate amount of coffee in the thing. he does, jerry likes it light. ♪ ♪ >>> here's a look at flat from some cities around the country. new york, part employ sunny victory breezy, 50 the high. miami should expect some thunderstorms. chicago it will be snow showers. dallas, sunny, 53, l.a., 50
. >>> senate republicans blocked chuck hagel's nomination to be secretary of defense. another senate vote is scheduled for february 26th. the republicans are angry over president obama's response to the raid on the u.s. mission in libya. the president says they are playing politics with national security. >>> well, straight ahead, kangaroo course. a troop of roos take over the fairway at the australian open. ooooo my father loves coffee, drinks coffee every day, but, but makes...
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defense secretary chuck hagel had this to say. >> sexual assault is a despicable crime and one of the most serious challenges facing this department. it's a threat to the safety and welfare of our people and the health, reputation and trust of this institution. >> reporter: it's hard to compare the frequency of sexual assaults in the military to the number in the general population because of the way the pentagon defines the crime. but 6% of service women reported unwanted sexual conduct in the past year compared to just 3% of civilians. kimberly olsen is a retired air force colonel. >> if i can use a battlefield analogy, it seems like the enme is inside the wire. >> reporter: olsen is president of grace after fire, a group provides support for women veteran, including those who have been sexually assaulted. >> commanders in the military set the kind of environments in which their troops work, in which their troops command. if you are a commander that is lackadaisical within it comes to violence or ineundos, you will create an environment in which these issues occur. >> reporter: olse
defense secretary chuck hagel had this to say. >> sexual assault is a despicable crime and one of the most serious challenges facing this department. it's a threat to the safety and welfare of our people and the health, reputation and trust of this institution. >> reporter: it's hard to compare the frequency of sexual assaults in the military to the number in the general population because of the way the pentagon defines the crime. but 6% of service women reported unwanted sexual...
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defense secretary chuck hagel says u.s. forces are ready, and the white house says the goal of the military strike is not regime change. alfonso is live with more. good morning, alfonso. >> in fact, united nations inspectors are back on the search for evidence of a poisonous gas attack outside the syrian capital this morning. at the same time there are four u.s. navy destroyers in position m mediterranean, and they're within range of syrian targets. >> reporter: rebels that may get a boost from western air strikes any day now. washington is rallying international support for action against the assad regime for its alleged use of chemical weapons on its own people. >> it seems to me it's clearer and clearer that the government of syria is responsible. >> reporter: it is believed washington has intelligence to support military action. much of it is still classified, ranging from intercepted syrian communications to tests of tissue samples taken from the victims. the obama administration says the international community has an
defense secretary chuck hagel says u.s. forces are ready, and the white house says the goal of the military strike is not regime change. alfonso is live with more. good morning, alfonso. >> in fact, united nations inspectors are back on the search for evidence of a poisonous gas attack outside the syrian capital this morning. at the same time there are four u.s. navy destroyers in position m mediterranean, and they're within range of syrian targets. >> reporter: rebels that may get...
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. >> reporter: defense secretary chuck hagel says that to meet the budget goals of sequestration, he had to reduce the furlough payroll or reduce the military. >> we've already cut into readiness. you know we're standing down 16 air force squadrons. we're not sailing a lot of ships. no new training in the army. >> reporter: there are notable exceptions. for example, military commissaries will close an extra day a week but not military dare carries. so are the civilian workers at tinker air force base in oakland, oklahoma, whose homes were destroyed by the f-5 tornado in may. all of those lost wages will harm the local economy. communities' larges military bases will lose tens of millions of dollars. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. >>> the wife of secretary of state john kerry is in the hospital this morning. 74-year-old teresa heinz kerry was rushed to the emergency room on nantucket island on sunday. hospital officials say she was in critical condition but has been stabilized. she's been transferred to massachusetts general in boston and there are no details about her illness.
. >> reporter: defense secretary chuck hagel says that to meet the budget goals of sequestration, he had to reduce the furlough payroll or reduce the military. >> we've already cut into readiness. you know we're standing down 16 air force squadrons. we're not sailing a lot of ships. no new training in the army. >> reporter: there are notable exceptions. for example, military commissaries will close an extra day a week but not military dare carries. so are the civilian workers...
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earlier defense secretary chuck hagel says the administration is considering arming the rebels opposing the assad regime. >>> rhode island became the tenth state to legalize same-sex marriage. the law takes effect august 1st. >>> coming up on the "morning news," texting takes a hit. the text messaging craze cools down as americans turn elsewhere to send their short messages. >>> plus, a big lift here in new york. the top of one world trade center gets closer to completion. this is the "cbs morning news." rade center gets closer to completion. this is the "cbs morning news." to keep 'em jumpin'.° like calcium supplements can help your bones, osteo bi-flex can help your joints. osteo bi-flex... now available in all major retailers and warehouse clubs. and light 50, with just 50 calories, both with no added sugar. with so many tasty flavors, it's like a fruit stand in every bottle. just blending the fruits. help the gulf recover, andnt to learn from what happenedg goals: so we could be a better, safer energy company. i've been with bp for 24 years. i was part of the team that helped deliv
earlier defense secretary chuck hagel says the administration is considering arming the rebels opposing the assad regime. >>> rhode island became the tenth state to legalize same-sex marriage. the law takes effect august 1st. >>> coming up on the "morning news," texting takes a hit. the text messaging craze cools down as americans turn elsewhere to send their short messages. >>> plus, a big lift here in new york. the top of one world trade center gets closer...
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with more oversight from the military's top brass, an approach favored by secretary of defense chuck hagel. >> we need to change some things. we can do things much better. we'll have to. but i think -- i think we even got to be very careful when we talk about taking the command structure out of this process. >> reporter: but for gillibrand and her 27 co-sponsors that command structure is contributing to the problem. an estimated 26,000 unwanted sexual contacts just in the past year. california democrat barbara boxer. >> my god, we've seen the people who are in charge of these units actually commit sexual assaults themselves. what more do we need? this is the moment. >> reporter: this is not an issue that simply separates the women from the men. there were several female senators who backed levin's plan. one of them, claire mccaskill of missouri, says they're less likely to face retaliation if they're removed by their own unit commander and not by a lawyer who's outside the chain of command. nancy cordes, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we
with more oversight from the military's top brass, an approach favored by secretary of defense chuck hagel. >> we need to change some things. we can do things much better. we'll have to. but i think -- i think we even got to be very careful when we talk about taking the command structure out of this process. >> reporter: but for gillibrand and her 27 co-sponsors that command structure is contributing to the problem. an estimated 26,000 unwanted sexual contacts just in the past year....